Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-02-18

Broken wind or heaves in horses is a dis
ease usually dependent upon some affection
of the digestive organs, either acquired
through faults in care and diet, or 10y inner
tied predispositiun. The almost or quite
general implication of the respiratory sys-
TEN is result and not "A cause of the Ills
ease 4 horse with the heaves is i'll very
much the same condition as a person with
dyspepsia while IA temporary or even
permanent relief may often be quite easily
obtained by proper diet and care, 1t Is
doubtful if a permanent cure Is ever made
of a genuine case of heaves; that is to
say. 50 that the animal is strong and healthy
as before. \ recent case of young ami
NAL may occasionally be apparently cured,
but the animal will always remain more
susceptible to those causes that tend to pro
duce heaves than if he had never been pre-
viously affected.
In view of this fact that the disease is
almost, and may say practically ncura-
| bic, greater care should be exercised in its
prevention. which is. after ALL the only ra-
| tonal way of keeping free from the disease.
| We should constantly treat our horses rs if
they were quite liable to have the heaves,
not by dosing with medicines which at the
best are usually of very little use except as
temporary disguiSers. but 10y carefully
watching their feed and care to see that it
| is ut all times suitable and not such as Is
liable to make hroken-wiuded animals.
One of the most common causes Is over
feeding on coarse, Over-ripe, woody, lndl-
gestible fodder or hay, and particularly clio
yer or other legumnous plants used for
hay Musty or dusty clover hay of poor
quality is very common cause while hay
that is over-ripe and musty, dirty, inferior
or badly cured fodder of any kind is very
liable to produce the disease. Allowing a
hearty horse land the appetite usually be
comes ravenouS as they become diseased) II
eat all the hay lie can stuff when standing
idle, rapid driving or hard pulling when
thus over loaded or Immediately after a
full drink of water, and drinking large
quantities of water, especially just after
, feeding, are all common causes. Over ex-
ertion at any time and bronchitis tend L
: favor or aggravate the disease. Horse
with small round chests-'barrel-ch
are the most liable to become broken
e winded The disease, or rather the predis
e position to the disease, is inherited 10y the
e offspring of hroken-wiuded or predlspose'
animals
r To prevent the disease we simply have L
e exercise a little more care and Judgment il
I, avoiding the causes. To he sure, even un
n der the same uufavorabe treatment al
n horses will not become hroken-winded
e some animals being apparently proof againS
4 the disease But so many are susceptible
y that we cannot afford Ia run the risk O
u general exposure.
Avoid overlooking, especially ON coarse
& musty dusty, or otherwise inferior fodder
n and, above all, when idle, If such fodde
d must he used, feed sparingly and only afte
d being dampened, When possible, feed onl
L IL Go.
l. Timothy that is not ovcr-ripe. For horse
that stand idle most of the time bright GA
F. or wheat straw. with little extra graf
A. and linseed meal or few roots, is prefers
'e bile to hay Also avoid severe eNertion q
p drinking large quantities of water soon al
e ter hearty meal Do not breed from an
al mails even predisposed TO heaves, and thu
y lessen the danger by lesseniug the MOI
S susceptible stock.
For animals already affected treatneI
p is palliative rather than remedial Specii
r care should be exercised in choosing I'll
n diet and also as to how and when it is SUI
I'd piled. Give no clover hay, or musty
II dusty food of any kind Bright, clean O,
r straw with plenty of grain is preferable
III any but the very hest of Timothy ma
e. When uncut hay is fed it should be Of ii
best quality, well busted and given
b. small quantities, mostly at night We
e. busted uncut hay, with which ground fee
m may be mixed and the whole dampened
~ is an excellent ration. In fact, this max
rd one of the best of feeds for any horse, al
! there is in this way much less danger
overlooking. From one 10 three pecks
loose cut hay, with three To eight quarts
DIS the ground feed, according TO the size an
tie condition of the animal, and the whole ",
at moistened, make an excellent ration f
wv either heavy or healthy horse TT
be ground feed may consist of equal parts
mt weight of ground oats, corn-meal, whea
los bran and one fourth part oil or linsee
e meal, mixed, or the proportion may be y
III ried 10 suit circumstance
n Wherever an animal has acquired IA IA
~ enuus appetite so rs 10 eat the bedding, ct,
I'm 1t will be necessary to remove the lit
). during the day and apply muzzle at Nigh
nm and such horses should not he turned in
pasture, except for one or two hours
time, on they viii even there often oy,
r. load themselves
nsii Water should be allowed frequently, l.
always in moderate quantities not 10 e
rse coed one half bucketful at one time. on
I l5 the horse water Letose feeding the era
and not after. a. is the common practi